Neiman Marcus Cookie Recipe: The $250 Secret

Neiman Marcus Cookie Recipe: The $250 Secret

If you heard a recipe was $250, would wonder how great it truly is? Would you think that the ingredients were extremely expensive or that it was a heavily guarded recipe? The Neiman Marcus cookie recipe rumor says that someone asked for the recipe and was told they’d need to pay $250 in order to get it. $250. That’s a car payment, a good purse, a Nintendo DS, a month’s worth of groceries for some. And this was for a cookie recipe. Maybe it’s just a rumor or it could have been a joke, but these cookies are definitely an excellent recipe for parties or just treating yourself for a hard week of work. For other cookie recipes, check out this Ginger Cookie recipe.

Luckily, chefs and experimenters have cracked the code on this recipe and the rest of us can make the cookies for free (or almost free after you factor in the cost of the ingredients). But I have to warn you…these cookies are like crack. I just finished baking them and I’ve already eaten 4 and I just had a full dinner. They’re not too sugary, they have an amazing texture, they explode with chocolate, and they’re light and fluffy. What more could you want in a cookie?

This recipe comes to you from one of my favorite baking sites (www.browneyedbaker.com). She has amazing recipes including her waffle recipe that I love and use almost every weekend.

Neiman Marcus Cookies

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Prep Time

15 min

Cook Time

15 min

Total Time

30 min

Ingredients

2 ½ cups oats

2 cups AP (all-purpose) flour

1 TS (Teaspoon) baking powder

1 TS baking soda

½ TS salt

1 cup (2 sticks) butter at room temperature

1 cup granulated sugar

1 cup brown sugar

2 eggs

1 TS vanilla

12 ounces semisweet chocolate chips

4 ounces milk chocolate chips

1 ½ cups chopped walnuts

Instructions

Preheat oven to 375 degrees

Line baking sheets with parchment paper

Blend the oats in a food processor until they have created a fine powder

In a medium-sized bowl, whisk together the oat powder with the flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt

In a large bowl or an electric mixer bowl, cream together the butter and both sugars until light and fluffy

Scrap down the sides and beat in the eggs one at a time

Add the vanilla to the mixture and beat until it is fully incorporated

On low speed, gradually add the flour mixture to the wet mixture until it is all incorporated but do not over mix

Fold in the chocolate chips and walnuts with a spatula

Create 2 ounce balls from the dough and place them on the baking sheet about 2 inches apart

Bake in the oven for about 10-14 minutes or until the tops of the cookies are lightly browned

Allow the cookies to cool for about 2-3 minutes on a cooling rack

Be extremely happy you can enjoy these cookies (they’re like crack) for much less than $250 for the recipe